Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with You the joy
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
This is a remarkable reading that also later inspires Paul in the letter to Romans. The author devotes a lot of attention to idolatry, of which he had all too many examples in Egypt. Curious, on the one hand, is the leniency towards the pagans because of their seeking (cf. Eucharistic prayer IV) for God. On the other hand, they are inexcusable. Surely all earthly reality, according to the Book of Wisdom, refers to the supreme creator of it all.
FIRST READING Wis. 13, 1-9
If they have been able to penetrate
to the knowledge of the universe,
how then did they not discover the Lord of it all beforehand?
By nature foolish were all men,
who knew not of God,
who were unable
to recognise in the visible goods Him Who is,
who did see the works, and yet did not know the Artist,
but who saw the fire, the wind, or the quivering air,
or the stars, the violence of water,
or the lights in the firmament
regarded as gods governing the world.
If they made gods of these things
because they were captivated by their beauty,
then may we know that the Lord of all this
is so much more beautiful:
For the Creator of all that
is also the origin of all beauty!
And if they were struck by the power
and violence of those things ,
then let them understand
that the Maker of all that is so much more powerful!
Starting from the greatness and beauty of creatures
after all, one can come by comparison
to the knowledge of the Creator!
Certainly, one should not rebuke these people too harshly:
They do err, but they still seek God
and want to find Him.
They examine His works among which they live,
and believe their eyes, because what they see is beautiful.
On the other hand, surely they are not excusable:
For if they have been able
advanced to the knowledge of the universe ,
how then did they not discover
not discovered beforehand?
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 19(18), 2-3, 4-5
The heavens proclaim God’s glory.
The heavens proclaim God’s glory,
the firmament shows us the work of his hands.
The day proclaims it to the next day,
the night passes it on to the night.
No word is spoken, no voice echoes,
no sound is heard;
yet all over the earth their call resounds,
their message penetrates to the edge of the world.
ALLELUIA Phil. 2, 15-16
Alleluia.
Shine like stars in the universe,
and hold fast the word of life.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Lk 17:26-37
So shall it be
on the day when the Son of Man reveals himself.
From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
“As it was in the days of Noah ,
so shall it also be in the days of the Son of Man.
They ate and drank, married and were given in marriage
until the day when Noah entered the ark
and the flood came that destroyed all.
Or as it was in the days of Lot:
They ate and drank, bought and sold,
planted and built,
but on the day Lot left Sodom
it rained from heaven burning sulphur that destroyed all;
so shall it be
on the day when the Son of Man reveals himself.
Whoever is on the roof that day
while his possessions are indoors,
must not come down to get them;
and so whoever is in the land must not return.
Remember Lot’s wife.
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it
and whoever loses it will preserve it.
I say to you, If two lie in one bed that night,
one will be taken and the other left behind.
If two women are engaged in grinding together
one will be taken away and the other left behind.”
When the disciples thereupon asked Him:
“Where, Lord?”
he answered them:
“Where the corpse lies, there the vultures will gather .”
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Laudato Si
Encyclical of
POPE FRANCISCUS
On caring for the common home
184. When potential environmental risks loom that affect the
present and future general welfare, this situation “requires that
decisions be based on a comparison between predictable
risks and benefits for each possible alternative choice”. This applies
especially, if a project may mean an increase in exploitation of
natural resources, emissions and discharges, in the production of
waste, or a significant change in the landscape, in the habitat
of protected species or in a public space. Some projects, which
are not supported by accurate analysis, can affect the
quality of life of a place profoundly by mutually
different aspects such as, for example, unforeseen acoustic
pollution, a restriction of visibility, the loss of cultural values,
the effects of the use of nuclear energy. Consumer culture, which favours the
prefers the short term and private interests, may demand too rapid
demand procedures or allow the withholding of information.
To be continued
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this edition is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official english translation
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